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2024 Queensland mayoral elections

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections

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63 of the 77 mayors in Queensland
(14 elected unopposed)
  First party Second party Third party
 
IND
Party Independents Liberal National Labor
Last election 69 mayors 1 mayor 0 mayors
Seats won 1 0

  Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party
 
LCQ
AJP
Party Greens Legalise Cannabis Animal Justice
Last election 0 mayors Did not contest 0 mayors
Seats won 0 0 0
Seat change Steady Steady Steady

The 2024 Queensland mayoral elections was held on 16 March 2024 to elect the mayors of the 77 local government areas in Queensland, Australia. The elections were held as part of the statewide local elections.[1]

14 mayors were elected unopposed.[2]

Background

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Karen Williams, the mayor of Redland, joined the Liberal National Party in 2021.[3]

Scenic Rim mayor Greg Christensen resigned from the LNP on 26 April 2023.[4]

Bob Manning, the mayor of Cairns, announced his retirement as mayor on 17 November 2023.[5] Councillor Terry James was elected as mayor by a vote of fellow councillors on 22 November 2023 to serve the remainder of Manning's term.[6]

Results

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Aurukun

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Aurukun
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Barbara Sue Bandicootcha
Independent Keri Tamwoy
Independent Dereck Walpo
Turnout
Independent gain from Independent Swing

Balonne

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Balonne
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Samantha O'Toole unopposed
Independent hold Swing N/A

Banana

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Banana
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Neville Ferrier unopposed
Independent hold Swing N/A

Barcaldine

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Barcaldine[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labor Sharon Broughton
Independent Rob Chandler
Independent Gary Peoples
Turnout

Barcoo

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Barcoo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Sally O'Neil 123 71.93
Independent Steve Sigler 48 28.07
Turnout 173 74.89
Independent hold Swing

Blackall-Tambo

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Blackall-Tambo[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent LNP Andrew Martin 976 81.13
Independent Michael Ellison 227 18.87
Turnout 1,211 81.60
Independent LNP hold Swing

Boulia

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Boulia
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Eric (Rick) Britton unopposed
Independent hold Swing N/A

Brisbane

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Brisbane[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal National Adrian Schrinner 343,330 48.59 +0.85
Labor Tracey Price 186,250 26.36 −4.58
Greens Jonathan Sriranganathan 137,454 19.45 +4.05
Legalise Cannabis Clive Brazier 23,580 3.34 +3.34
Independent Bruce Tanti 10,070 1.43 +1.43
Independent Gilbert Holmes 5,958 0.84 +0.84
Total formal votes 706,642 97.97 +0.66
Informal votes 14,656 2.03 −0.66
Turnout 721,298 85.31
Two-party-preferred result
Liberal National Adrian Schrinner 362,411 56.35 +0.03
Labor Tracey Price 280,696 43.65 −0.03
Liberal National hold Swing +0.03

Bulloo

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Bulloo
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John (Tractor) Ferguson 82 44.32
Independent Jimmy Abbot 43 23.24
Independent Shirley Girdler 31 16.76
Independent Vaughan Collins 29 15.68
Turnout 187 84.23
Independent hold Swing

Bundaberg

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Bundaberg
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Helen Blackburn 37,527 58.07
Independent Jack Dempsey 20,839 32.25
Independent Levi Horvath 6,260 9.69
Turnout 66,625 85.72
Independent gain from Independent Swing

Burdekin

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Burdekin
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Pierina Dalle Cort 5,533 52.77
Independent Lyn McLaughlin 4,953 47.23
Turnout 10,692 87.30
Independent gain from Independent Swing

Burke

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Burke
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ernie Camp unopposed
Independent hold Swing N/A

Cairns

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Cairns
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Team Eden Amy Eden 25,782 30.70 +30.70
Cairns Unity Terry James 20,187 24.04 −42.93
Independent Paul Taylor 19,532 23.26 +23.26
Community First Denis Walls 10,745 12.79 +12.79
Independent John Kel 3,854 4.59 +4.59
Independent Leah Potter 2,747 3.27 +3.27
Independent Warren Binda 1,139 1.36 +1.36
Turnout 88,650 75.39 +4.83
Two-candidate-preferred result
Team Eden Amy Eden 30,364 56.64 +56.64
Cairns Unity Terry James 23,242 43.36 −37.89
Team Eden gain from Cairns Unity Swing N/A

Carpentaria

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Carpentaria
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Jack Bawden
Independent Ashley Gallagher
Turnout

Cassowary Coast

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Cassowary Coast
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Teresa Millwood 9,965 61.54 +61.54
Independent Mark Nolan 6,228 38.46 −12.76
Total formal votes 16,193 96.35 +0.91
Informal votes 613 3.65 −0.91
Turnout 16,806 77.79 −0.09
Independent gain from Independent  

Central Highlands

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Central Highlands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Janice Moriarty 7,666 59.11
Independent Kerry Hayes 5,302 40.89
Total formal votes 12,968 96.67
Informal votes 447 3.33
Turnout 13,415
Independent gain from Independent  

Diamantina

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Diamantina
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Francis Murray unopposed
Independent hold Swing N/A

Etheridge

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Etheridge
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Barry Hughes unopposed
Independent hold Swing N/A

Gladstone

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Gladstone
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Matt Burnett unopposed
Independent hold Swing N/A

Gold Coast

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Gold Coast[11][12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent LNP Tom Tate 170,150 51.82 −3.91
Independent Eddy Sarroff 68,061 20.73
Independent Danielle Dunsmore 25,983 7.91
Animal Justice Jennifer Horsburgh 18,130 5.52
Independent Rosie Foster 14,642 4.46
Independent Lavinia Rampino 9,137 2.78
Independent LNP Virginia Freebody 7,800 2.38 −3.23
Independent Brett Lambert 7,581 2.31
Independent Gary Pead 6,846 2.09
Total formal votes 328,330 95.45
Informal votes 15,641 4.55
Turnout 343,971 79.94
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent LNP Tom Tate 177,666 66.32 −0.61
Independent Eddy Sarroff 90,218 33.68 +33.68
Independent LNP hold Swing

Goondiwindi

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Goondiwindi
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent LNP Lawrence Springborg unopposed
Independent LNP hold Swing N/A

Hinchinbrook

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Hinchinbrook
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Ramon Jayo unopposed
Independent hold Swing N/A

Ipswich

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Ipswich
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent LNP Teresa Harding 54,721 45.62 +4.51
Independent David Martin 38,029 31.70 +8.04
Team Sheila Ireland Sheila Ireland 12,857 10.72 +10.72
Independent Peter Robinson 8,338 6.95 +6.95
Independent Ken Salter 3,428 2.86 +2.86
Independent Karakan Kochardy 2,576 2.15 +0.64
Turnout 126,812 81.42
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent LNP Teresa Harding 58,413 57.73 −5.25
Independent David Martin 42,771 42.27 +5.25
Independent LNP hold Swing

Isaac

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Isaac[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labor Kelly Vea Vea unopposed
Independent Labor gain from Independent Swing N/A

Logan

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Logan
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labor Jon Raven 92,858 55.58 +55.58
Independent Brett Raguse 49,997 29.92 +11.01
Independent James Reid 24,221 14.50 +14.50
Total formal votes 167,076 93.57 +1.73
Informal votes 11,486 6.43 −1.73
Turnout 178,562
Independent Labor gain from Independent Swing N/A

Longreach

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Longreach
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tony Rayner unopposed
Independent hold Swing N/A

Mackay

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Mackay[16]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Team Greg Williamson Greg Williamson 29,637 41.88 −58.12
Mackay First Steve Jackson 27,368 38.68 +38.68
Independent Laurence Bonaventura 13,756 19.44 +19.44
Turnout 73,111 82.28
Two-candidate-preferred result
Team Greg Williamson Greg Williamson 32,701 51.56 +51.56
Mackay First Steve Jackson 30,722 48.44 +48.44
Team Greg Williamson hold Swing N/A

Mareeba

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Mareeba
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Angela Toppin unopposed
Independent hold Swing N/A

Moreton Bay

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Moreton Bay
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Peter Flannery unopposed
Independent hold Swing N/A

Murweh

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Murweh
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Shaun Radnedge unopposed
Independent hold Swing N/A

Noosa

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Noosa
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Frank Wilkie 12,220 39.89
Independent Ingrid Jackson 7,226 23.59
Independent Nick Hluszko 6,430 20.99
Independent John Morrall 4,757 15.53
Turnout 32,419
Independent gain from Independent LNP Swing N/A

Redland

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Redland
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Leading Change Jos Mitchell 52,599 52.20
Independent Andrew Laming 25,966 25.77
Independent Cindy Corrie 22,191 22.02
Turnout 104,564 86.98
Leading Change gain from Independent LNP Swing

Richmond

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Richmond
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Wharton unopposed
Independent hold Swing N/A

Rockhampton

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Rockhampton
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Labor Tony Williams 31,271 67.55
Independent Brett Williams 15,023 32.45
Total formal votes 46,294 94.65
Informal votes 2,615 5.35
Turnout 48,909
Independent Labor hold Swing

Townsville

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2024 Queensland mayoral elections: Townsville
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Troy Thompson 50,167 46.60 +46.60
Team Jenny Hill Jenny Hill 47,415 43.86 −6.78
Independent Harry Patel 10,529 9.74 +9.74
Turnout 112,020 79.21 +4.94
Two-candidate-preferred result
Independent Troy Thompson 53,956 52.62 +52.62
Team Jenny Hill Jenny Hill 48,575 47.38 −14.15
Independent gain from Team Jenny Hill Swing N/A

References

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  1. ^ "2024 local government elections". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 16 March 2024.
  2. ^ "No contest for half City's seats". Moreton Daily.
  3. ^ "Redland Mayor Karen Williams applies for LNP membership, considers running for Bowman seat in federal election". Redland City Bulletin. 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Nomination for Mayor or Councillor". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
  5. ^ Council, Cairns Regional (17 November 2023). "Mayor Bob Manning retires from office". Cairns Regional Council. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  6. ^ Council, Cairns Regional (22 November 2023). "Terry James appointed as new Mayor of Cairns". Cairns Regional Council. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
  7. ^ "SHARON MARIE BROUGHTON". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
  8. ^ "ANDREW LINEDALE MARTIN". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
  9. ^ "Lord Mayor - BCC Electorate, Candidates, Results". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 3 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Electoral Commission of Queensland". July 2019.
  11. ^ "Gold Coast City Mayor". Electoral Commission of Queensland. July 2019.
  12. ^ "Nomination for Mayor or Councillor - VIRGINIA MARIE VERONICA FREEBODY". Electoral Commission Queensland.
  13. ^ "KELLY MAREE VEA VEA". Electoral Commission of Queensland.
  14. ^ "Isaac mayor Anne Baker retires from local government". The Courier Mail.
  15. ^ "Logan mayor to step down at next election". The Brisbane Times. 28 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Mackay Regional Mayor". Electoral Commission of Queensland. July 2019.
  17. ^ "Deputy Wilkie steps up for mayoral bid". Noosa Matters. 8 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Former Bowman MP Andrew Laming to run for Redland mayor after Karen Williams steps down". The Courier Mail.